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Communications roles in public relations, corporate messaging, and media strategy regularly qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations when the employer requires a bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, or a related field. Large media companies, tech firms, and healthcare systems are among the most active H-1B sponsors for these positions.
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Get Access To All JobsLocation: Austin, TX ; Westlake, TX
Requisition ID 2026-122775
Category Marketing & Communications
Position type Regular
Pay range USD $33.75 - $43.27 / Hour
Application deadline 2026-06-26
Your opportunity
At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together. As a financial services leader, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Inc. aims to be the most trusted leader in investment services. For more than three decades, The Charles Schwab Corporation has been an advocate for individual investors and independent advisors who serve them. Retirement Business Services (RBS), within Workplace Financial Services (WFS), provides trust, custody, self-directed brokerage, trading, and technical services through Charles Schwab Trust Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Retirement Technologies. RBS is growing rapidly by providing retirement plan trust and custody services, as well as self-directed brokerage account services, to independent recordkeepers, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and Third-Party Administrators (TPAs), and leads the industry in servicing retirement plans through intermediary relationships.
The Retirement Business Services (RBS) Client Experience Group's objective is to deliver competitive products and services to the intermediaries it serves. A strong understanding of the retirement market and the ability to identify our clients’ business needs is paramount to our success. Within this group, the Business Support/Communications Team is responsible for developing effective strategies and partnership & marketing communications to build and strengthen relationships with independent retirement plan providers and advisors. This team develops partnership & marketing communications and maintains content and material delivered through various channels on subjects that support existing and new clients.
As the Sr. Specialist, Communications, you will serve a key role in RBS’s efforts to engage and showcase our capabilities to prospective and current clients by managing a range of partnership & marketing communications and content. RBS’s product suite includes a broad range of operational services designed to serve employee benefit plans—the vast majority of which are 401(k) plans. Critical to providing these services is our ability to maintain and optimize marketing and operational material and communicate updates and changes to our offerings in a succinct and timely manner.
You would be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of integrated communication plans for products and services using multiple communications channels including but not limited to email communications, web content, event materials, internal messaging, and client meetings, while also playing a key role in maintaining disclosure language and facilitating updates to forms, agreements, and other client-facing documents. You will work closely with business partners in Sales and Relationship Management, Product Management, Compliance, Legal and Publishing to support development and maintenance of key marketing and operational content, as well as external and internal messaging through appropriate channels. You will also support the RBS Executive Leadership Team with employee communications, including reporting, presentations, meeting materials and more.
What you have
To ensure that we fulfill our promise of “challenging the status quo,” this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- Strong communication skills - written and verbal
- Experience working within a matrix organization and collaborating on cross-enterprise initiatives with a focus on meeting the needs of multiple audiences
- Ability to foster ideation, communication strategies and increased engagement through third party partnership organizations
- Proven ability to develop effective client-centric communications programs which generate results
- Experience in integrated marketing and its channels: email, direct mail, print, digital, events, social media
- Proficiency with Microsoft office applications, including SharePoint, as well as CRM software or database applications
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years related experience in marketing communications experience
- Experience in financial services and/or retirement plan experience
Success factors:
- Organized & detail oriented
- Ability to grasp complex concepts relatively quickly
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills
- Ability to connect strategic objectives to tactical implementation
- Ability to support multiple projects and priorities with short timelines
- Capable of working independently, and as part of a well-coordinated team to meet business needs and target dates
- Supportive & collaborative
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
- 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
- Paid parental leave and family building benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
Eligible Schwabbies receive
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
- Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career
- Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits
- Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment
Location: Austin, TX ; Westlake, TX
Requisition ID 2026-122775
Category Marketing & Communications
Position type Regular
Pay range USD $33.75 - $43.27 / Hour
Application deadline 2026-06-26
Your opportunity
At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together. As a financial services leader, The Charles Schwab Corporation, Inc. aims to be the most trusted leader in investment services. For more than three decades, The Charles Schwab Corporation has been an advocate for individual investors and independent advisors who serve them. Retirement Business Services (RBS), within Workplace Financial Services (WFS), provides trust, custody, self-directed brokerage, trading, and technical services through Charles Schwab Trust Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Retirement Technologies. RBS is growing rapidly by providing retirement plan trust and custody services, as well as self-directed brokerage account services, to independent recordkeepers, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) and Third-Party Administrators (TPAs), and leads the industry in servicing retirement plans through intermediary relationships.
The Retirement Business Services (RBS) Client Experience Group's objective is to deliver competitive products and services to the intermediaries it serves. A strong understanding of the retirement market and the ability to identify our clients’ business needs is paramount to our success. Within this group, the Business Support/Communications Team is responsible for developing effective strategies and partnership & marketing communications to build and strengthen relationships with independent retirement plan providers and advisors. This team develops partnership & marketing communications and maintains content and material delivered through various channels on subjects that support existing and new clients.
As the Sr. Specialist, Communications, you will serve a key role in RBS’s efforts to engage and showcase our capabilities to prospective and current clients by managing a range of partnership & marketing communications and content. RBS’s product suite includes a broad range of operational services designed to serve employee benefit plans—the vast majority of which are 401(k) plans. Critical to providing these services is our ability to maintain and optimize marketing and operational material and communicate updates and changes to our offerings in a succinct and timely manner.
You would be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of integrated communication plans for products and services using multiple communications channels including but not limited to email communications, web content, event materials, internal messaging, and client meetings, while also playing a key role in maintaining disclosure language and facilitating updates to forms, agreements, and other client-facing documents. You will work closely with business partners in Sales and Relationship Management, Product Management, Compliance, Legal and Publishing to support development and maintenance of key marketing and operational content, as well as external and internal messaging through appropriate channels. You will also support the RBS Executive Leadership Team with employee communications, including reporting, presentations, meeting materials and more.
What you have
To ensure that we fulfill our promise of “challenging the status quo,” this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
- Strong communication skills - written and verbal
- Experience working within a matrix organization and collaborating on cross-enterprise initiatives with a focus on meeting the needs of multiple audiences
- Ability to foster ideation, communication strategies and increased engagement through third party partnership organizations
- Proven ability to develop effective client-centric communications programs which generate results
- Experience in integrated marketing and its channels: email, direct mail, print, digital, events, social media
- Proficiency with Microsoft office applications, including SharePoint, as well as CRM software or database applications
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years related experience in marketing communications experience
- Experience in financial services and/or retirement plan experience
Success factors:
- Organized & detail oriented
- Ability to grasp complex concepts relatively quickly
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills
- Ability to connect strategic objectives to tactical implementation
- Ability to support multiple projects and priorities with short timelines
- Capable of working independently, and as part of a well-coordinated team to meet business needs and target dates
- Supportive & collaborative
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, you’re empowered to shape your future. We champion your growth through meaningful work, continuous learning, and a culture of trust and collaboration—so you can build the skills to make a lasting impact. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
- 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
- Paid parental leave and family building benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
Eligible Schwabbies receive
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
- Tuition reimbursement to keep developing your career
- Paid parental leave and adoption/family building benefits
- Sabbatical leave available after five years of employment
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Communications
Verify your role meets specialty occupation standards
Pull the O*NET profile for your specific communications title and confirm it lists a bachelor's degree as the standard entry requirement. USCIS denials in communications often cite roles where a general degree suffices, so job-specific degree alignment matters.
Target employers with LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter communications job listings by verified H-1B Labor Condition Application history, so you're applying to employers who have already filed for roles like yours rather than hoping a new employer will start the process.
Check prevailing wage before salary negotiations
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before your offer stage. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage level for your role, and knowing that floor strengthens your negotiating position.
Build a degree-to-role evidence file early
Compile syllabi, transcripts, and a written summary linking your communications coursework directly to your job duties. USCIS requests this for positions with overlapping skill sets, and having it ready cuts weeks off your employer's response time to any RFE.
Distinguish between media and corporate communications sponsors
Corporate communications and PR agency roles attract different sponsor profiles. Tech, healthcare, and financial services firms sponsor internally for corporate comms; agencies are less consistent. Filtering by industry sector before applying narrows your search to realistic sponsorship candidates.
Confirm your employer's E-Verify enrollment before filing
If you're on STEM OPT and transitioning to H-1B through a communications role, your employer must be E-Verify enrolled for the cap-gap period to apply. Verify enrollment status directly with your HR contact before your OPT expires.
H-1B Visa Communications: Frequently Asked Questions
Do communications jobs qualify as H-1B specialty occupations?
Communications roles qualify when the employer requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field like communications, journalism, public relations, or marketing. Generic postings that accept any degree in any field are vulnerable to USCIS challenge. Roles with a direct and documented link between the degree field and the job duties have a stronger foundation for approval.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for communications roles?
Tech companies, healthcare systems, financial institutions, and large nonprofits are among the most consistent H-1B sponsors for communications professionals. PR agencies sponsor less frequently because project-based staffing models complicate the LCA's full-time employment requirement. You can browse verified H-1B sponsor listings for communications roles on Migrate Mate.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect communications job seekers?
Most communications roles at for-profit employers are subject to the annual H-1B cap of 65,000 regular-track slots plus 20,000 for U.S. master's degree holders. USCIS runs the lottery in March for an October 1 start date. Roles at universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government entities are cap-exempt and can be filed year-round.
Can a communications professional change employers while on H-1B?
Yes. Under H-1B portability rules, you can start working for a new employer as soon as the new petition is filed, without waiting for approval, as long as you've been in valid H-1B status for at least 180 days. Your new employer files a fresh I-129 petition, and the LCA must reflect the new role's duties and location.
What happens if my communications role changes after H-1B approval?
Material changes to job duties, title, or worksite require an amended H-1B petition before the changes take effect. A promotion from communications coordinator to director with substantially different responsibilities typically qualifies as a material change. Notify your employer's immigration counsel promptly if your role evolves, since working outside the approved petition terms puts your status at risk.